‘America First’ agenda: US state department to axe 1,300 employees; Trump admin pushes deep cuts
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Image: AP) The US state department on Friday said it is set to reduce its workforce by more than 1,300 employees as part of a major reorganisation plan proposed by the Trump administration.According to senior state department officials, 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers based in the…